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Key Facts about Bhaskara I Satellite

• Bhaskara-I was ISRO's first experimental remote sensing satellite.
• The satellite was named after Bhaskara-I, a renowned Indian mathematician from the 7th-century, known for his contributions to the decimal number system.
• The primary mission of Bhaskara-I was to gather data for hydrology, oceanography, forestry and telemetry.
• The satellite, weighing 442 kg at the time of launch, was launched using the Intercosmos launch vehicle, C-1 Intercosmos, from the Volgograd Launch Station in Russia.
• The satellite was placed in an orbit with an inclination of 50.6°, an Apogee of 399 km, and a Perigee of 394 km.
• It was equipped with two television cameras that operated in the visible and near infra-red spectrum.
• Another important payload was the Satellite microwave radiometer (SAMIR) that functioned at 19 and 22 GHz and was used for studying water vapour, ocean-state, the liquid water content in the atmosphere and other parameters.
• The onboard power of the satellite was 47 Watts and it had an orbit of 519 X 541 km.
• The satellite was expected to function for one year, but its orbital life extended to about ten years. It re-entered in 1989.
• Bhaskara-II, a second satellite of the same kind, was launched in November 1981.
• Bhaskara-I transmitted extensive scientific data that was utilized for various studies, including oceanographic studies.
• Aryabhatta, India’s first indigenously-built satellite, was launched on 19 ^th April 1975 by ISRO using a Soviet launch vehicle.
• ISRO launched Chandrayaan-I, India’s first lunar mission, in 2008 and the Mars Orbiter Mission , India’s first mission to Mars, in 2014. ISRO has several more ambitious projects lined up for the future.

Check out the complete list of Indian Satellites from the linked article.

 

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